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PENINSULA ISTRA

VERUDA (44° 50'N; 13° 50'E), cove and islet 3.2M from Kumpar oint (about 4M south of Pula).

Approach: White tower with red top and gallery beside house (red ight) on Verudica point, ruins of monastery on Veruda islet; uildings of hotel complex at the NW entrance point and marina ffices are all visible from seaward.

eruda is sheltered from all winds and sea. When approaching care hould be taken to avoid a rocky shoal about 150m SW of Verudica oint. Vessels should hold to the centre of the bay because of hoals along the shore.

Mooring:In Veruda Marina.

The marina has 17 concrete piers (average depth 3.5m). There are erths for 688 boats up to 30m in length (four-point moor, bow or tern to pier) and about 150 dry-berths for repairs and winterng. Berths can be reserved by phone. All berths are provided ith water and electricity hook-ups.

here is a good anchorage N of marina (depths 45m).

he marina has reception office, shop and duty-free shop, restauant, pizzeria, supermarket, exchange office, near the W shore of he bay there is a holiday centre with shops. Fuel and butane gas vailable in marina.

lectric crane (10-t); care, maintenance, servicing and cleaning f engine (esp. VOLVO and DUCATI), sails and electrical installaions available in marina. Larger repairs at Pula and Uljanik hipyards in Pula.

renaturist sports grounds (tennis, basketball, mini-golf, bowlng).

PALTANA (44° 49'N; 13° 52'E), cove about 5.5M southeast of Pula; Banjole village (pop. 707 in 1991).

Approach: The cove can be identified by a stone pyramid topped ith post and sphere (mile measurement) and high antennae column n the S entrance point.

Mooring: The cove is protected from all winds and sea except from E and SW. In the northern part of the cove is a masonry waterront (depths 24 m) beside which vessels may berth and also along he small pier in front of a fish cannery (depths 1.23m). There s anchorage in the middle of the cove at a depth of 4m. Two uoys are anchored about 300m from the entrance to the cove.